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North Carolina Legislature tests governor with data center bill

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 6:10am
The measure includes regulations supported by Democratic Gov. Josh Stein, but it also targets the state’s 2050 climate goal.

Sherrill planning to delay landmark climate change rules

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 6:08am
Sherrill is looking to give developers more time by moving the compliance date to next summer.

Senate panel rejects California governor’s climate spending plan

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 6:08am
The vote is a shot across the bow at the Newsom administration.

Europe’s fossil fuel reliance could be weaponized in war, EU chiefs warn

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 6:07am
The bloc’s dependence on foreign oil and gas is a defense liability, Wopke Hoekstra and Andrius Kubilius say.

EU to delay fines for oil and gas sector’s methane emissions until 2029

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 6:06am
Fossil fuel sector claimed the rules would lead to energy shortages, something green groups refute.

Renewables overtaking traditional projects across Africa, leaders say

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 6:05am
The shift is visible in a $1.5 billion energy agreement between China and Zambia announced in early May.

French Open officials drench courts with water, salt during heat wave

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 6:05am
Unseasonably hot weather has seen temperatures soar far beyond normal for late May in the French capital on several days of the tournament so far.

Republicans haul Oregon climate lawyer before Congress

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 6:11am
The attorney said GOP lawmakers are doing Big Oil’s bidding to stamp out expensive litigation.

New Mexico jump-starts massive tree planting after wildfires

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 6:10am
The state is employing an integrated approach to quicken and deepen its recovery from a major wildfire in 2022.

Global heat records could be broken again soon, WMO says

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 6:09am
The World Meteorological Organization predicts that the world's hottest year, so far, will come before 2030.

Turkey freezes Cyprus out of COP31 climate summit preparations

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 6:09am
The refusal of the COP31 host country to recognize Cyprus has made things awkward for the EU.

6 countries demand more free EU pollution permits

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 6:08am
They warned that the number of free carbon permits under the Emissions Trading System needs dramatic readjustments.

Puerto Rico governor announces emergency to fight coastal erosion

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 6:08am
Rising sea levels, storm surges and other factors have intensified coastal erosion in Puerto Rico, the government said in a statement.

A warmer world creates larger hailstones — study

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 6:07am
As more people, houses, solar farms and infrastructure move into areas prone to hail, the risk and damage increases, an expert said.

Mark Carney to lose star environmentalist from caucus

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 6:06am
Steven Guilbeault will exit the Liberal caucus as the prime minister breaks with former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on climate policy.

Trump threatens Oman in latest play to open the Strait of Hormuz

Thu, 05/28/2026 - 6:06am
“Oman will behave just like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up,” he told reporters at the White House.

EPA’s power plant repeal could leave some rules in place

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 6:33am
The White House is reviewing EPA’s rollback of some Biden-era standards for some coal- and gas-fired power plants.

Whitehouse urges judicial body to resist fossil fuel pressure

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 6:30am
The senior Senate Democrat wants a training manual for judges to include a chapter on climate change.

DOE goes quiet on carbon capture task forces

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 6:30am
Members of the task forces said the department has stopped communication, saying DOE has "gone dark" on the committees.

Business group helps save a flagship Florida climate program

Wed, 05/27/2026 - 6:29am
Nationally prominent Resilient Florida has spent $1.8 billion since 2021 on flood protection. But it faced a huge cut in state funding.

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